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The West Bengal government declared July 6 a public holiday across the state to mark the 125th birth anniversary of Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee, an official notification said on Thursday.Issued by the Finance Department, it said the holiday has been declared for observance of the birth anniversary...
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Tazia procession taken out as per tradition on the 10th day of Muharram in Indore, MP/ANI on X
A van was suspended at a height of about 40 feet with the help of a crane during a Muharram procession and then blown up mid-air using firecrackers in Ujjain district of Madhya Pradesh, the police said on Thursday.The police have detained three people after a video of the shocking incident, which...
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Senior IPS officer Mahesh Dixit will be the new chief of Intelligence Bureau, sources said Thursday.The appointments committee of the cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi cleared his appointment, they said.Dixit, a 1993-batch IPS officer from Andhra Pradesh cadre, will take over from...
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The Kolkata police on Thursday issued a notification regulating the use of loudspeakers, microphones and drums during Muharram on June 26, reminding organisers and participants that sound amplification in open areas would be governed by existing noise pollution norms and court directives.The...
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The Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Thursday welcomed the registration of an FIR in connection with alleged embezzlement of donations at the Ram temple here and expressed hope that the investigation would be expedited and those found guilty brought to justice.The FIR was lodged by the Ayodhya...
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Four members of a family, who were found dead at a house in Nalgonda town of Telangana on June 22, are suspected to have been murdered, the police said on Thursday.The decomposed bodies of a couple and their two children were found in their house after residents alerted police following a foul...
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At least seven people, including two women and three minors, were killed in lightning strikes across four districts of Jharkhand, police said on Thursday.Two persons each died in Palamu, Chatra, and Jamtara districts, while one death was reported from Lohardaga, they said.The deaths took place...
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A court here on Thursday sentenced to life imprisonment two Karate instructors from Guna in Madhya Pradesh for gang-raping a minor girl multiple times.The Guna Cantonment police had registered a case of gang-rape against three men, and also booked them under sections of the Protection of Children...
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The Bombay high court on Thursday commuted the death penalty of two men convicted in a 2013 kidnapping and murder case of a 22-year-old man in Maharashtra's Nashik district, and instead sentenced them to 30 years in jail.A bench of Justices Bharati Dangre and Manjusha Deshpande partly allowed the...
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Activist Sonam Wangchuk/Image courtesy @Wangchuk66/X
Activist Sonam Wangchuk on Thursday announced that he will begin an indefinite hunger strike at Jantar Mantar from June 28 if the government does not respond to demands related to the NEET paper leak allegations.In a video message posted on X, Wangchuk said he would wait until June 27 for a...
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Telecom subscriber base grew to 134.3 crore in May, driven by net additions on the Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio networks, according to Trai data released on Thursday.Airtel led the growth in subscriber base with net addition of 29.8 lakh subscribers over the month of April, comprising 29.26...
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The Indore Bench of the Madhya Pradesh high court has ruled in favour of a woman in an alleged case of deception in marriage, directing the man from the Bohra community to pay Rs.20,000 per month as maintenance to the woman and her daughter, along with arrears of Rs.10.60 lakh for the past five...
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A First Information Report has been registered in the alleged embezzlement of donations received at the Ram temple in Ayodhya.The case has been filed under multiple provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), including Sections 306, 316(5), 317(4), 317(5), 61 and 3(5), on the directions of...
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An illegal structure built on panchayat land in Sarhala Kalan village of Hoshiarpur district was demolished on Thursday as part of the state's anti-drug campaign, police said.The demolition was carried out by a joint team of civil authorities and police against a property allegedly belonging to...
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Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday said all arrangements for the upcoming annual Amaranth Yatra are in place, and the Valley eagerly awaits arrival of pilgrims.The L-G reviewed preparations for the yatra during a visit to Pahalgam in Anantnag district on the day. Speaking to...
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The government has revised the passport fee structure through an amendment to the Passports Rules, 1980, increasing application fee for an ordinary fresh passport containing 36 pages from Rs 1,500 to Rs 2,500.The new rules will come into force with effect from July 1, 2026.According to a...
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The rupee appreciated 16 paise to settle at 94.39 (provisional) against the US dollar on Thursday as global crude oil prices continued to slide.Positive sentiments in the domestic equity markets and a marginally weaker greenback further supported the local unit while FII outflows prevented...
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The Centre has eased restrictions on the supply of Non-Domestic Packed LPG, offering significant relief to industrial and commercial consumers. The ministry of petroleum and natural gas said all sectoral restrictions on packed LPG supplies have been removed and supplies have been restored to...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will undertake a State visit to Seychelles from June 27-29 during which he will hold talks with President Patrick Herminie to review the full spectrum of bilateral cooperation and also attend the golden jubilee celebrations of the National Day of Seychelles, the MEA...
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Former Bihar chief minister Rabri Devi/ANI Photo
The Bihar Building Construction Department has issued a final ultimatum to former chief minister Rabri Devi to vacate her 10 Circular Road official residence by June 29. Failure to comply will result in legal action under the Bihar Government Premises Act.The notice was issued on June 22 by...
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Indian envoy to Bangladesh Dinesh Trivedi/ANI Photo
The Centre has granted Indian envoy to Bangladesh Dinesh Trivedi the status equivalent to a Union cabinet minister, according to a government order.An order issued on Wednesday by the ministry of home affairs said Trivedi has been assigned the equivalent status of Union Cabinet Minister in the...
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Jammu and Kashmir government on Thursday reopened the Gulmarg Cable Car project to the public, a month after a technical snag forced the closure of the popular ride to the upper reaches of Gulmarg.The Gondola services have resumed today after the project underwent necessary repairs and...
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The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) on Thursday responded to saffronisation charge surrounding its newly introduced class 6 Kannada R3 textbook, clarifying that the title 'Krishna' refers to one of Karnataka's major rivers.A Karnataka-based education rights group had...
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Oscar-winning composer A R Rahman has been honoured with the Academy of Achievement Award at a ceremony in Washington.The music maestro shared the news in a post on X and posted photos of the Golden Plate award that he received acclaimed filmmaker Peter Jackson.I am deeply humbled to receive the...
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Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty advanced on Thursday on gains in auto, aviation and banking shares as softening crude oil prices and a rally in global markets boosted investor sentiment.Rising for the second consecutive day, the 30-share BSE Sensex settled 109.25 points, or 0.14 percent,...
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A fire broke out at a shoe manufacturing factory in the Jagdishpura area of Agra on Thursday, triggering panic in the locality and causing extensive damage to the unit, officials said.According to fire department officials, local residents alerted authorities after noticing flames emerging from...
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The Enforcement Directorate said on Thursday that it has filed a money laundering case and conducted searches in an OMR sheet tampering case during the recruitment of government teachers in Tamil Nadu in 2017.The raids were conducted on June 23 in Chennai, Madurai, Trichy and Coimbatore under the...
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Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in new book shared an anecdote from her 2023 India visit, recalling how the roads of New Delhi were lined with posters bearing her smile to welcome her arrival and later thanking her for the visit.In Giorgia's Vision, based on her conversations with...
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MP Sanjay Dina Patil who recently joined the Shiv Sena on Thursday allegedly hurled abuse at journalists and threatened them, prompting party chief and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde to ask him to express regret.The Mumbai North-East MP was among the six Shiv Sena (UBT) lawmakers...
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They hadn't seen vegetables in months, their rotis were made of cattle feed and they could sleep for no more than two-three hours. And that was just a snippet of the lives of the 12 bonded labourers rescued from a factory who recalled in harrowing detail their months of captivity and torture.The...
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Maharashtra assembly's presiding officer Raju Khare on Thursday directed the government to set up a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to conduct a probe into the murder of Pune realtor Ketan Agrawal.The police on Tuesday said 26-year-old Agrawal's fiancee Siya Goyal and her lover Chetan Chaudhary...
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An 18-year-old student from Maharashtra's Hingoli, who recently took the NEET-UG re-test, allegedly died by suicide after recording a video for his mother on his mobile phone, officials said on Thursday.A probe is underway to determine whether the extreme step taken by Sushil Dhage had anything...
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At least 32 people have been killed and more than 700 injured after two powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela on Wednesday (local time), Acting President Delcy Rodriguez said, warning that the death toll is expected to rise as rescue operations continue in the worst-hit areas.In a post on X,...
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A day after 10 people died in a warehouse collapse incident in Kolkata, West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari alleged the building plan got approval despite a faulty design, and it bears former mayor and TMC leader Firhad Hakim's signature.No one will be spared, he said in the Assembly and...
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Indian High Commissioner Dinesh Trivedi, on Thursday, presented his credentials to Mohammed Shahabuddin, the President of Bangladesh, at the Bangabhaban, the presidential palace.The new Indian High Commissioner was welcomed to Bangabhaban with a ceremony, including a guard of honour.He then met...
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Shiv Sena-Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray leader Sanjay Raut on Thursday wrote a letter to Mumbai Police Commissioner Deven Bharti, seeking action against MP Sanjay Dina Patil, who recently joined the ruling Shiv Sena, over his alleged comment about 'throwing bombs' at protesters.Amid a war of words...
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A special court in Pune on Thursday convicted a 65-year-old man in the rape-murder of a three-year-old girl in Nasrapur village last month. The court will pronounce the quantum of punishment on June 29.Additional Sessions Judge (Special Judge ) S R Salunkhe held the accused Bhimrao Kamble guilty...
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The Opposition on Thursday raised in the Maharashtra assembly the murder of a commuter on a Mumbai suburban train, prompting Speaker Rahul Narwekar to direct the government to make a statement on the incident in the House on June 29.Congress MLA Nana Patole termed the incident extremely serious...
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Acting Venezuelan President Delcy Rodriguez has expressed gratitude to several world leaders after two powerful earthquakes struck the Caracas region on Wednesday (local time), triggering building collapses and prompting an international outpouring of support and offers of humanitarian...
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An IAF helicopter, State Disaster Response Force, and police personnel were deployed on Thursday for the search and rescue of four people who went missing following a flash flood triggered by incessant rain in Arunachal Pradesh's Keyi Panyor district a day ago.Efforts are also being made to...
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Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) chief Sharad Pawar on Thursday expressed confidence in his party's unity and loyalty, stating that while Shiv Sena (UBT) MPs have split, none of the MPs of his party will break away.Addressing reporters here, Pawar said, Shiv Sena UBT MPs have...
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The government on Thursday clarified that a passport has never been considered proof of citizenship, adding that no such decision was taken either recently or in the last 12 years.The clarification referenced Section 20 of the Passports Act, 1967, which provides for the issuance of passports to...
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The Supreme Court on Thursday permitted Bollywood actor Jacqueline Fernandez to withdraw her plea challenging a Delhi court order to frame charges against her in a Rs 200 crore money laundering case.Counsel for the petitioner (Fernandez) has sought permission to withdraw this special leave...
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A collapsed building in Caracas. Pic: Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/Reuters
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on X that the United States is immediately deploying search-and-rescue teams, medical resources, and humanitarian assistance to Venezuela following two powerful earthquakes that struck the country on Wednesday evening.The back-to-back quakes,...
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Canadian PE major has proposed that IDBI Bank will be its primary interest in financial services; offers to make GoDigit and IIFL Capital subsidiaries of the bank. Read more here.
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A collapsed building in Caracas. Pic: Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/Reuters
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday expressed deep sorrow over the devastation caused by the severe earthquakes that struck Venezuela's capital, Caracas, and extended condolences to the bereaved families.In a post on X, PM Modi said, Deeply saddened by the devastation caused by the severe...
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EMA Partners India, an executive search and leadership recruitment platform, has acquired recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) company Taggd for Rs 113 crore in an all-cash deal.The deal brings together two complementary talent businesses to create one of the India's largest integrated talent...
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Keralam Chief Minister VD Satheesan moved into the Cliff House in Nanthancode, Thiruvananthapuram, on Thursday. The property serves as the official residence of the state's Chief Minister.Satheesan previously resided at the Cantonment House, the residence of the Leader of the Opposition in...
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Select stocks cornered the bulk of the equity market investments made by mutual funds in May.Three bluechip stocks -- ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, Reliance Industries -- emerged as the most bought stocks as fund managers stepped up purchases during a fresh bout of market volatility that pushed their...
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Adani-run Navi Mumbai International Airport Ltd (NMIAL) aims to hit over 1 million passengers a month from November, which would make it the eighth airport in the country to surpass that mark.According to plans discussed with the Ministry of Civil Aviation, the airport operator would increase...
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Operation Sheruwali has entered its 34th day and continues in the forested areas of the Dorimal Forests of the Gambir Mughlan in Rajouri district on Thursday. Security forces, including the Jammu and Kashmir Police (JKP) and other security agencies, remain actively engaged in the ongoing...
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US President Donald Trump on Wednesday offered immediate American assistance to Venezuela after two massive earthquakes struck the country, with the US government scientists warning the death toll could potentially range from 10,000 to 100,000 people.In a post on Truth Social, Trump said, The two...
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In a senior-level leadership reshuffle at Swiggy Instamart, chief operating officer (COO) Ankit Jain and chief business officer (CBO) Hari Kumar have resigned from the quick commerce platform (qcom), according to sources familiar with the matter.Sources added that the company has already...
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The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy has warned vessels to use only authorised routes through the Strait of Hormuz, saying any transit outside those designated by Iran could face enforcement action, as reported by Iranian news agency Press TV.As per Press TV, the IRGC Navy said that...
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US President Donald Trump on Wednesday (local time) said that he has still not seen the investigation report on the Minab school attack that killed over 100 people, including children, in Iran.Trump, while talking to reporters during his meeting with the Secretary General of NATO, Mark Rutte,...
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Acting Venezuelan President Delcy Rodriguez has declared a state of emergency after Venezuela was struck by back-to-back powerful earthquakes on Wednesday, with authorities confirming fatalities and rescue operations underway across affected areas, according to CNN.In a televised address on...
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday filed an application before the Madhya Pradesh high court expressing regret for his allegedly defamatory statement about Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan's son Kartikeya Singh.Kartikeya Singh has filed a defamation complaint in a Bhopal court against...
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Aam Aadmi Party Rajya Sabha MP and Uttar Pradesh in-charge Sanjay Singh on Wednesday said he has been called by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing allegations related to donations and land transactions linked to the Ram temple in Ayodhya and will submit documents before it on June...
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Karnataka's State Data Centre, which hosts a wide range of government digital services, will remain temporarily shut down for two days to facilitate critical maintenance, infrastructure upgrades and security enhancement works, Minister Priyank Kharge said on Wednesday.The temporary suspension is...
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Pattali Makkal Katchi leader Dr Anbumani Ramadoss on Wednesday appeared to have reconciled with his father and party founder Dr S Ramadoss, ending the prolonged public feud over leadership tussle between the two.Anbumani, accompanied by his legislator wife Sowmya and children visited his father...
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The Venezuelan capital, Caracas, was hit by two powerful earthquakes that struck the same area on Wednesday evening, causing buildings to collapse, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).It is estimating the death toll could likely range from 10,000 to 100,000.According to the US...
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The police have ordered an inquiry into allegations surrounding the police encounter of an accused and the lathicharge on protesters in a case involving the alleged sexual assault of a one-year-old girl in Uttar Pradesh's Shahjahanpur district, officials said on Wednesday.Superintendent of Police...
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An Air India plane came in front of an IndiGo aircraft on the same taxiway at the Ahmedabad airport after the Air India plane took a wrong turn while taxiing towards the parking bay on Wednesday evening, according to sources.IndiGo said both aircraft came to a halt at a safe distance from each...
